OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior                                       
                      Office of Surface Mining
                         February 19, 1998
                                                                          
                OSM AWARDS WYOMING $22,804,396 GRANT
                  FOR ABANDONED MINE LANDS PROGRAM
                                  
The Interior Department s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Wyoming a $22,804,396 grant to fund the State s
abandoned mine lands (AML) reclamation program.
Funds for AML grants come from fees paid by coal producers at the rate of 35
cents per ton of surface mined coal and 15 cents per ton of coal mined underground.

                                  -DOI
                                    
     NOTE:  For additional information about the grant contact Stan Barnard (307)
     
777-7962..